Second shows revive Mollywood’s fortunes
The Hindu
A gradual return to good times is round the corner, say theatre owners
The decision to permit second shows seems to have revived the fortunes of Malayalam film industry that was hit hard by the pandemic crisis. A gradual return to the good times is round the corner going by the feedback from theatre owners and the producers. “The release of Mammootty’s The Priest, which was the first movie that reached the screens after the authorities reinstated second shows, was the turning point. The family audience has come back to the theatres after long,” said M.C. Bobby, former general secretary of the Film Exhibitors' United Organisation of Kerala. The government had permitted only three shows after the cinemas were permitted to resume operations following the pandemic relaxations. However, the collections failed to touch expected figures as the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce pointed out that the footfalls will not go up without the permission to screen second shows.Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.
As Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time, at Kesarapalle IT Park located near Vijayawada on June 12 (Wednesday), arrangements are underway for a live telecast of the ceremony at eleven places across the Nellore district.
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer has invited the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), to form the government in the State. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Kesarapalle near here on June 12 (Wednesday). Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of national leaders will take part in the event